The National tribune., 1887-05-12
now a commercial traveller, and resides at Fps

now commercial traveller, and resides at Fps
witch, Mass.
WORK OF THE vANDALs.
Az meeting Of the Washington Monument
Commissioners last week il was brought TO their
attention that the monument was continually
being defaced and injured by visitors there.
Nearly every one Of the presented stones, which
are of fine marble sandstone or other light
| coored and saft stone, have been shamelessly
marked mp with pencils Of all kinds, including
| the indelible variety, the carvings on them
smoked and badly blacIened with candle flames
and grease, and some Of them broken OF by
relic hunters. Ofthe large brass letters forming
a raised inscription on one Of the stones (Switz-
erland) 10 Of them and one period had been
removed. The Commission was informed That
! IL is impossible for the present force Of watch
men-which can only be employed 10 look after
the binding as a whole-to watch tho long ana
dark stairway, and that If the admission OF
visitors is 10 continue, even under the present
restriction as 10 getting permit, II Is only
question Of months when an the more delicate
and beautiful Of the presented stones will be
! entirely ruined. Some of the damage Is already
/ beyond repair. in view Of this and as there
are no funds available for facilitating the use
of the monument by visitors and guarding 1t
against the inevitable relie-hunter and doiaeer,
the following was passed:
Ordered that the engineer IN charge close the
monument to all visitors without distinction on and
after Monday, May the 9th inst aud until the fur
ther action Of this Commission, save that during
the National Drill in this city between the I'D ana
3si Of the present month inclusive, tae engineer In
charge may, n he deem IL practicable, and the
management OF the said drill viii provide the police
or guard necessary for the adequate protection oi
the interior 81 the monument subcct 10 the control
OF the engineer In charge), open the same 10 the
inspection OF visitors.
Action was also taken for the erection on the
ground near the monument OF a suitable build
ing for The management and maintenance of
the monument TO include a room Tor public
comfort
OFFICIAL PEOPLE.
People have complained OF Secretary Bayard's
manner in conversing with them. lie rarely
looks at the person he is addressing. but keeps
has eyes fixed droamily on the wall This Is
explained on account of his partial deafness.
! lie turns his best ear toward the one TO whom
he is speaking. and this makes him face in q
different direction.
Miss Rose Elizabeth Cleveland, formerly mis-
tress Of the White House, has returned 20 her
old profession. and is now one Of the principals
OF young lady's school in New York.
1t is not often that the daily papers arr al
lowed % 90 10 press without an item shout Sec
rotary Whitney. These are al Of the same
general Chamberlain he has done something
unusual with the plentiful purse which the
! Standard Oh supplies his wife. The principal
item last week was that he had bought st.
Bernard bitch for $1,000, and q St. Bernard
puppy Tor $780,
PRISON LECTURE.
Maj. T. p. Williams, Of this city, recently de-
liYered his lecture Of I" Recollections Of Life in
| Libby Prison and Escape Therefrom," before
! large and interested audiences in the Lyceum
at Sandy Spring, Nd, and In the Slower College
| Hail. at Harper's Ferry, W. Va. Maj. Williams
has repeated this thrilling narrative upon sew
eral different occasions, and has, without ex-
| ception, secured the closest attention OF his
audience during its recital
IN CHARGE OF THE RECORDS.
AnordeT was issued last week assigning Lieut.
! Col Henry NJ. lavclle. Of the 23i Infantry, 10
the charge of the publication of the official rec
ords Of the rebellion, TO succeed Lieut.-Co
Scott deceased. Col. Lavelle az first declined
the Office, but subsequently wrote the Secretary
OF War expressing his willingness 10 undertake
| the work.
DISTINGUISHED RECRUITS.
Kit Carson Post, No. 2, will have the first
muster at their new G. A.R. Hall on Wednesday
evening. Among the recruits expected to be
received into the Post that evening are eK-Sen-
ator Van Nyck, Admirals Amy and Jenkins.
and Maj. Rittenhouse. OF the Regular Army. II
is expected also that number of prominent
/ Washington correspondents will enter the cele-
brated Post: Maj. John Nj. Carson, of the Phila-
delphia Ledger Maj. Clark, OF the n. Y. Trib-
Une; Gen. III. V. BOynton, of the Commercial
GGsette; w. Z. Mcbride OF the Cincinnati
! Enquirer.